Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #670FY0102

SER's Second Chance

Requester:

Jose Cela

Organization:

SER Jobs for Progress

Project Title:

SER's Second Chance

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 12:39:24 PM

Sponsors:

J. Alex Villalobos

Statewide Interest:

Provide training and mentoring to stress school towards at-risk youth

Recipient:

SER Jobs for Progress

Contact:

Jose Cela

42 N.W. 27th Avenue

Contact Phone:

(305) 649-7500

Miami 33125

Counties:

Dade

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

SER jobs for Progress proposes to build upon it's successful at risk and out of school prevention program by enabling high risk youth to stay in school enable out of school youth to re-enter school and enable out of school youth to secure unsubsidized employment.� A minimum of 200 program participants will be served.� The prevention program provides a training and mentoring component as well as counseling and remedial education.� The latter will be in classroom setting and will be teacher led and computer assisted

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Of the 200 program participants an minimum of %75 will either stay in school, re-enter school or become employed in an unsubsidized position.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$100,000

Total cost of the project:

$275,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Private

In-Kind Amount:

$75,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$100,000

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$100,000

Purpose for future year funding:

Recurring Operations

Will this be an annual request?

No

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

No

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

Is there a documented need for this project?

No

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation

Meeting Date:

10/5/2001